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Dixie State trustees vote on another new name after backlash June 29, 2021 at 3:52 pm FILE - In this March 1, 2021, file photo, protestors and counter-protestors gather at the Dixie State University campus to express opinions on the potential name change of the university in St. George, Utah. A committee created to consider a name change for a university in Utah voted Monday, June 7, 2021, to choose a name that does not include Dixie a regional term many consider offensive because of its association with the Deep South and slavery. (Chris Caldwell /The Spectrum via AP, File)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Southern Utah’s Dixie State University should change its name to Utah Tech University, the board of trustees voted Tuesday after the school’s previous name recommendation faced backlash and confusion.
Tenants still protected as NC eviction moratorium nears end
BRYAN ANDERSON, Associated Press/Report for America
June 29, 2021
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks before President Joe Biden during a visit to a mobile vaccination unit at the Green Road Community Center in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, June 24, 2021.Susan Walsh/AP
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Six North Carolina Republican officials voted on Tuesday to end statewide eviction protections for renters starting Thursday, rejecting Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper s request to extend the state s eviction moratorium by one month.
Cooper s administration warns the move by Republicans is likely to inject further chaos and confusion for landlords and tenants. Critics note North Carolina s policies will cease to align with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which recently extended its national eviction moratorium through July 31.
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Heather Estrada hands her medical marijuana card to a worker at the Ultra Health dispensary on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Estrada, 51, received a medical card because of diagnoses for lupus, an autoimmune disease, and fibromyalgia. She says cannabis allowed her to treat pain without opioids, which cause her constipation and sleepiness. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio) June 29, 2021 - 5:29 PM
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) â It s legal for people in New Mexico to possess recreational marijuana and grow those plants at home as of Tuesday, the same day regulators opened discussions on rules for the launch of pot sales next year.
Recreational marijuana legal to possess, grow in New Mexico
MORGAN LEE and CEDAR ATTANASIO, Associated Press
June 29, 2021
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1of15Multiple sclerosis patient and medical marijuana advocate Aurore Bleck buys cannabis at the Minerva medical dispensary on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Marijuana is now legal in New Mexico for recreational use. Black welcomes the legalization legislation, which expands the number of marijuana plants she is allowed to grow.Cedar Attanasio/APShow MoreShow Less
2of15John Mondragon shops at the Minerva medical dispensary on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.Cedar Attanasio/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of15Baker Michael Miguel Deluca decorates tarts at the Minerva medical dispensary on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Cannabis was baked into the butter.Cedar Attanasio/APShow MoreShow Less